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What is the greatest Arizona Diamondbacks team of all time?

By YPB Team

One club owns the franchise's only ring, another won 100 games in year two, and a third crashed the World Series as an 84-win wild card. Rings, regular-season records or October magic: you choose the yardstick.

  1. 2001 Diamondbacks — ranked #11
    2001 Diamondbacks
    Bob Brenly's 92-70 club beat the Yankees in a seven-game World Series, with Randy Johnson and Curt Schilling sharing Series MVP honors.
    1000pts
  2. 2007 Diamondbacks — ranked #22
    2007 Diamondbacks
    Bob Melvin's young 90-72 team won the NL West and swept the Cubs in the NLDS before Colorado swept it in the NLCS.
    454pts
  3. 2002 Diamondbacks — ranked #33
    2002 Diamondbacks
    This 98-64 division winner saw Randy Johnson take the pitching Triple Crown, though St. Louis swept it out of the NLDS.
    372pts
  4. 2017 Diamondbacks — ranked #44
    2017 Diamondbacks
    Torey Lovullo won NL Manager of the Year as the 93-69 team beat Colorado in the Wild Card Game before a Dodgers sweep in the NLDS.
    372pts
  5. 1999 Diamondbacks — ranked #55
    1999 Diamondbacks
    In only the franchise's second season, Buck Showalter's team went 100-62 to win the NL West before falling to the Mets in the NLDS.
    273pts
  6. 2011 Diamondbacks — ranked #66
    2011 Diamondbacks
    Kirk Gibson's club jumped from 65 wins the year before to 94-68 and a division title, then lost a five-game NLDS to Milwaukee.
    273pts
  7. 2023 Diamondbacks — ranked #77
    2023 Diamondbacks
    An 84-78 wild card under Torey Lovullo, it swept the Brewers and Dodgers, beat the Phillies in seven and reached the World Series, losing to Texas in five.
    0pts

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